Cary Fukunaga wrapped production on his latest film, "Blood on Snow," in March 2025. The film, a Jo Nesbø crime adaptation, includes Benedict Cumberbatch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Eva Green, Ben Mendelsohn, and Emma Laird. Nesbø wrote the script.
Sky has had the U.K. rights to "Blood on Snow” for a while now, and last we checked, a theatrical rollout for sometime in 2027 was in the works. As of now, there is no U.S. distribution.
That may not change anytime soon. According to The Hot Mic's Jeff Sneider, "Blood on Snow" is struggling to land a U.S. distributor. That's a sketchy position for a finished film with a cast this recognizable and a director whose last film, albeit one released five years ago, was a Bond movie.
The story, taking place in 1970s Oslo, has two rival gang leaders fighting for territorial control. Meanwhile, Hoffman (Cumberbatch) hires a trusted hitman, Olav (Taylor-Johnson), a cold, efficient killer, to kill his wife. Instead of pulling the trigger, Olav hatches a scheme involving Oslo's deadly gang war that turns him into Hoffman's next target.
This was supposed to be an opportunity for Fukunaga to test the waters, so to speak, especially coming off five-year-old allegations of improper sexual behavior, which he has vehemently denied. If I had to guess, that might be part of the reason why the film cannot get U.S. distribution, or it’s just not a good movie.
In 2021, Fukunaga was accused of pressuring an actress into doing a topless scene for "True Detective," which she claimed wasn't included in her contracted role as a stripper. This opened the floodgates against Fukunaga. Months later, in April and May 2022, three women accused Fukunaga of various forms of sexual harassment, including "pursuing relationships with them" on the set of Apple TV's "Masters of the Air." Then, on May 31, 2022, Rolling Stone added new allegations, via "nearly a dozen sources," that Fukunaga pursued younger women on set.
This was all happening as Fukunaga was releasing his last film, 2021's James Bond capper "No Time to Die." Before these allegations, Fukunaga broke out with his high-wire, stylish directing in the first season of "True Detective." He also helmed the much-lauded "Beasts of No Nation" and a popular Netflix series, "Maniac."
It'll be interesting to see whether a U.S. distributor steps up to pick up "Blood on Snow." If one does, my money's on either Vertical or Briarcliff.
Last week, Warner Bros. confirmed that Matt Reeves had stepped away from the shoot, which has been “temporarily paused” while he focuses on a family matter. Cameras had been rolling since May.